Question

Lake Snider High School surveyed its student population about if they prefer pizza or sushi. The students who prefer pizza represent twenty-seven fewer students than five times the number of students who prefer sushi. If 1,528 students prefer pizza, how many students prefer sushi?

Answer 1

311 students prefer sushi

Explanation:

Let

x------> the number of students who prefer pizza

y -----> the number of students who prefer sushi

we know that

`x=5y-27` -----> equation A

`x=1,528` -----> equation B

Substitute the equation B in equation A and solve for y

`1,528=5y-27\\ 5y=1,528+27\\ 5y=1,555\\ y=311\ students`